utilizes a portion of the energy of a
firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next
round; and

(B)

requires a separate pull of the
trigger to fire each cartridge.

(31)

The term semiautomatic
shotgun means any repeating shotgun that—

(A)

utilizes a portion of the energy of a
firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next
round; and

(B)

requires a separate pull of the
trigger to fire each cartridge.

;
and

(2)

by adding at the
end the following:

(36)

The term semiautomatic assault
weapon means any of the following, regardless of country of manufacture
or caliber of ammunition accepted:

(A)

A semiautomatic rifle that has the
capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any 1 of the following:

(i)

A pistol grip.

(ii)

A forward grip.

(iii)

A folding, telescoping, or
detachable stock.

(iv)

A grenade launcher or rocket
launcher.

(v)

A barrel shroud.

(vi)

A threaded barrel.

(B)

A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed
magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except for an
attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with,
.22 caliber rimfire ammunition.

(C)

Any part, combination of parts,
component, device, attachment, or accessory that is designed or functions to
accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the
semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun.

(D)

A semiautomatic pistol that has the
capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any 1 of the following:

(i)

A threaded barrel.

(ii)

A second pistol grip.

(iii)

A barrel shroud.

(iv)

The capacity to accept a
detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip.

(v)

A semiautomatic version of an
automatic firearm.

(E)

A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed
magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.

(F)

A semiautomatic shotgun that has any 1
of the following:

(i)

A folding, telescoping, or
detachable stock.

(ii)

A pistol grip.

(iii)

A fixed magazine with the
capacity to accept more than 5 rounds.

(iv)

The ability to accept a detachable
magazine.

(v)

A forward grip.

(vi)

A grenade launcher or rocket
launcher.

(G)

Any shotgun with a revolving
cylinder.

(H)

All of the following rifles, copies,
duplicates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any such
weapon thereof:

All of the following shotguns, copies,
duplicates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any such
weapon thereof:

(i)

Franchi LAW–12 and SPAS 12.

(ii)

All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types,
including the following:

(I)

IZHMASH Saiga 12.

(II)

IZHMASH Saiga 12S.

(III)

IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP–01.

(IV)

IZHMASH Saiga 12K.

(V)

IZHMASH Saiga 12K–030.

(VI)

IZHMASH Saiga 12K–040 Taktika.

(iii)

Streetsweeper.

(iv)

Striker 12.

(K)

All belt-fed semiautomatic firearms,
including TNW M2HB.

(L)

Any combination of parts from which a
firearm described in subparagraphs (A) through (K) can be assembled.

(M)

The frame or receiver of a rifle or
shotgun described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (F), (G), (H), (J), or
(K).

(37)

The term large capacity
ammunition feeding device—

(A)

means a magazine, belt, drum, feed
strip, or similar device, including any such device joined or coupled with
another in any manner, that has an overall capacity of, or that can be readily
restored, changed, or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
and

(B)

does not include an attached tubular
device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber
rimfire
ammunition.

.

(b)

Related
definitions

Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, as
amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:

(38)

The term barrel
shroud—

(A)

means a shroud that is attached to, or
partially or completely encircles, the barrel of a firearm so that the shroud
protects the user of the firearm from heat generated by the barrel; and

(B)

does not include—

(i)

a slide that partially or
completely encloses the barrel; or

(ii)

an extension of the stock along
the bottom of the barrel which does not encircle or substantially encircle the
barrel.

(39)

The term detachable
magazine means an ammunition feeding device that can be removed from a
firearm without disassembly of the firearm action.

(40)

The term fixed magazine
means an ammunition feeding device that is permanently fixed to the firearm in
such a manner that it cannot be removed without disassembly of the
firearm.

(41)

The term folding, telescoping,
or detachable stock means a stock that folds, telescopes, detaches or
otherwise operates to reduce the length, size, or any other dimension, or
otherwise enhances the concealability, of a firearm.

(42)

The term forward grip
means a grip located forward of the trigger that functions as a pistol
grip.

(43)

The term rocket means
any simple or complex tubelike device containing combustibles that on being
ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air and has a
propellant charge of not more than 4 ounces.

(44)

The term grenade launcher or
rocket launcher means an attachment for use on a firearm that is
designed to propel a grenade, rocket, or other similar destructive
device.

(45)

The term permanently
inoperable means a firearm which is incapable of discharging a shot by
means of an explosive and incapable of being readily restored to a firing
condition.

(46)

The term pistol grip
means a grip, a thumbhole stock, or any other characteristic that can function
as a grip.

(47)

The term threaded
barrel means a feature or characteristic that is designed in such a
manner to allow for the attachment of a device such as a firearm silencer or a
flash suppressor.

The term grandfathered
semiautomatic assault weapon means any semiautomatic assault weapon the
importation, possession, sale, or transfer of which would be unlawful under
section 922(v) but for the exception under paragraph (2) of such
section.

(50)

The term belt-fed
semiautomatic firearm means any repeating firearm that—

(A)

utilizes a portion of the energy of a
firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next
round;

(B)

requires a separate pull of the
trigger to fire each cartridge; and

(C)

has the capacity to accept a belt
ammunition feeding
device.

.

3.

Restrictions on
assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices

It shall be unlawful for
a person to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting
interstate or foreign commerce, a semiautomatic assault weapon.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the
possession, sale, or transfer of any semiautomatic assault weapon otherwise
lawfully possessed under Federal law on the date of enactment of the
Assault Weapons Ban of
2013.

the importation for, manufacture for,
sale to, transfer to, or possession by the United States or a department or
agency of the United States or a State or a department, agency, or political
subdivision of a State, or a sale or transfer to or possession by a qualified
law enforcement officer employed by the United States or a department or agency
of the United States or a State or a department, agency, or political
subdivision of a State, for purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off
duty), or a sale or transfer to or possession by a campus law enforcement
officer for purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off duty);

(B)

the importation for, or sale or
transfer to a licensee under title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for
purposes of establishing and maintaining an on-site physical protection system
and security organization required by Federal law, or possession by an employee
or contractor of such licensee on-site for such purposes or off-site for
purposes of licensee-authorized training or transportation of nuclear
materials;

(C)

the possession, by an individual who
is retired in good standing from service with a law enforcement agency and is
not otherwise prohibited from receiving a firearm, of a semiautomatic assault
weapon—

(i)

sold or transferred to the
individual by the agency upon such retirement; or

(ii)

that the individual purchased, or
otherwise obtained, for official use before such retirement;

(D)

the importation, sale, manufacture,
transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon by a licensed
manufacturer or licensed importer for the purposes of testing or
experimentation authorized by the Attorney General; or

(E)

the importation, sale, manufacture,
transfer, or possession of a firearm specified in Appendix A to this section,
as such firearm was manufactured on the date of introduction of the
Assault Weapons Ban of
2013.

(5)

For purposes of paragraph (4)(A), the
term campus law enforcement officer means an individual who
is—

(A)

employed by a private institution of
higher education that is eligible for funding under title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.);

(B)

responsible for the prevention or
investigation of crime involving injury to persons or property, including
apprehension or detention of persons for such crimes;

(C)

authorized by Federal, State, or local
law to carry a firearm, execute search warrants, and make arrests; and

(D)

recognized, commissioned, or certified
by a government entity as a law enforcement officer.

(6)

The Attorney General shall establish
and maintain, in a timely manner, a record of the make, model, and, if
available, date of manufacture of any semiautomatic assault weapon which the
Attorney General is made aware has been used in relation to a crime under
Federal or State law, and the nature and circumstances of the crime involved,
including the outcome of relevant criminal investigations and proceedings. The
Attorney General shall annually submit a copy of the record established under
this paragraph to the Congress and make the record available to the general
public.

(w)(1)

It shall be unlawful for
a person to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting
interstate or foreign commerce, a large capacity ammunition feeding
device.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the
possession of any large capacity ammunition feeding device otherwise lawfully
possessed on or before the date of enactment of the
Assault Weapons Ban of
2013.

(3)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply
to—

(A)

the importation for, manufacture for,
sale to, transfer to, or possession by the United States or a department or
agency of the United States or a State or a department, agency, or political
subdivision of a State, or a sale or transfer to or possession by a qualified
law enforcement officer employed by the United States or a department or agency
of the United States or a State or a department, agency, or political
subdivision of a State for purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off
duty), or a sale or transfer to or possession by a campus law enforcement
officer for purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off duty);

(B)

the importation for, or sale or
transfer to a licensee under title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for
purposes of establishing and maintaining an on-site physical protection system
and security organization required by Federal law, or possession by an employee
or contractor of such licensee on-site for such purposes or off-site for
purposes of licensee-authorized training or transportation of nuclear
materials;

(C)

the possession, by an individual who
is retired in good standing from service with a law enforcement agency and is
not otherwise prohibited from receiving ammunition, of a large capacity
ammunition feeding device—

(i)

sold or transferred to the
individual by the agency upon such retirement; or

(ii)

that the individual purchased, or
otherwise obtained, for official use before such retirement; or

(D)

the importation, sale, manufacture,
transfer, or possession of any large capacity ammunition feeding device by a
licensed manufacturer or licensed importer for the purposes of testing or
experimentation authorized by the Attorney General.

(4)

For purposes of paragraph (3)(A), the
term campus law enforcement officer means an individual who
is—

(A)

employed by a private institution of
higher education that is eligible for funding under title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.);

(B)

responsible for the prevention or
investigation of crime involving injury to persons or property, including
apprehension or detention of persons for such crimes;

(C)

authorized by Federal, State, or local
law to carry a firearm, execute search warrants, and make arrests; and

(D)

recognized, commissioned, or certified
by a government entity as a law enforcement
officer.

It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a
licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, to store or keep
under the dominion or control of that person any grandfathered semiautomatic
assault weapon that the person knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, will
be accessible to an individual prohibited from receiving or possessing a
firearm under subsection (g), (n), or (x), or any provision of State law,
unless the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon is—

(1)

carried on the
person, or within such close proximity that the person can readily retrieve and
use the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon as if the grandfathered
semiautomatic assault weapon were carried on the person; or

(2)

locked by a secure
gun storage or safety device that the prohibited individual has no ability to
access.

.

(b)

Identification
markings for semiautomatic assault weapons

Section 923(i) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
The serial number of any semiautomatic assault weapon manufactured after
the date of enactment of the Assault Weapons
Ban of 2013 shall clearly show the date on which the weapon was
manufactured or made, legibly and conspicuously engraved or cast on the weapon,
and such other identification as the Attorney General shall by regulations
prescribe..

(c)

Identification
markings for large capacity ammunition feeding devices

Section
923(i) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended by
adding at the end the following: A large capacity ammunition feeding
device manufactured after the date of enactment of the
Assault Weapons Ban of 2013
shall be identified by a serial number and the date on which the device was
manufactured or made, legibly and conspicuously engraved or cast on the device,
and such other identification as the Attorney General shall by regulations
prescribe..

In this
subsection, the term chief law enforcement officer means the chief
of police, the sheriff, or an equivalent officer or the designee of any such
individual.

;
and

(4)

by inserting after
subsection (s), as redesignated, the following:

(t)(1)

Beginning on the date
that is 90 days after the date of enactment of the
Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, it
shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed under this chapter to
transfer a grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon to any other person who
is not licensed under this chapter, unless a licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer, or licensed dealer has first taken custody of the grandfathered
semiautomatic assault weapon for the purpose of complying with subsection (s).
Upon taking custody of the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon, the
licensee shall comply with all requirements of this chapter as if the licensee
were transferring the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon from the
licensee’s inventory to the unlicensed transferee.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a
temporary transfer of possession for the purpose of participating in target
shooting in a licensed target facility or established range if—

(A)

the grandfathered semiautomatic
assault weapon is, at all times, kept within the premises of the target
facility or range; and

(B)

the transferee is not known to be
prohibited from possessing or receiving a grandfathered semiautomatic assault
weapon.

(3)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the
transfer of a firearm if—

(A)

the transfer is a bona fide gift between an
individual and a spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, or grandchild of
the individual; or

(B)

the transfer occurs by operation of
law, or because of the death of another person for whom the unlicensed
transferor is an executor or administrator of an estate or a trustee of a trust
created in a will.

(4)

For purposes of this subsection, the
term transfer—

(A)

shall include a sale, gift, or loan;
and

(B)

does not include temporary custody of
the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon for purposes of examination or
evaluation by a prospective transferee.

(5)(A)

Notwithstanding any
other provision of this chapter, the Attorney General may implement this
subsection with regulations.

(B)

Regulations promulgated under this
paragraph—

(i)

shall include a provision setting a
maximum fee that may be charged by licensees for services provided in
accordance with paragraph (1); and

(ii)

shall not include any provision
imposing recordkeeping requirements on any unlicensed transferor or requiring
licensees to facilitate transfers in accordance with paragraph
(1).

.

(b)

Technical and
conforming amendments

(1)

Section
922

Section 922(y)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ,
(g)(5)(B), and (s)(3)(B)(v)(II) and inserting and
(g)(5)(B).

The amendments made by this section shall take effect 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act.

6.

Use of Byrne
grants for buy-back programs for semiautomatic assault weapons and large
capacity ammunition feeding devices

Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751(a)(1)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:

(H)

Compensation for surrendered semiautomatic
assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, as those terms
are defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code, under buy-back
programs for semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition
feeding
devices.

.

7.

Severability

If any provision of this Act, an amendment
made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any
person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this
Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the application of such provision or
amendment to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.